Kyani had lost Cana. How could she lose Cana? He was eight feet tall, for pity sake! It was like losing a building! Still, she was rather... not tall, and the platform had suddenly gotten crowded. It was like a huge wall of white. She felt like a lion trying to tell the zebras apart. It was impossib...

It was a lot to try and take in at once. Not the Cana-Gabe-thing, of course. She had been acclimatized to people touching and hanging on each other. It was more strange for her when oceans of personal space was involved. No, that had not been the thing Kyani was trying to wrap her mind around. It wa...

Kyani sat with the girls from her room, grinning at all the Holiday festivities. Christmas was a bit of a quiet affair at the Taylor house. There was no trees or cakes or presents. No laughter filled her mother's flat on that day. It was unremarkable from any other day. So, when she had been invited...

Kyani had been to her share of parties in her life and as more people made their appearance the young girl could feel her alter ego being pulled to the surface, like a prickling under her skin. She hated it. And the hated the the first thing she did was glance around for champagne to take the edge o...

"I'm fine," Kyani answered Angela's question with a low whisper and a lie. Then she opted for the truth. "I don't much like hights." She was happy listening to the da--Cana and Gabe chat with--Mia? Mae? No... Maija. Kyani was much better at being a face than a conversation partner, especially when a...

Kyani had to admit, that while Gabe hadn't met her physical expectations, there was something about him that--oddly enough--put her at ease. The girl couldn't remember the last time she had been that close to that many men and not have the horrid twisty-turny feeling in her stomach. Even as Gable le...

There were some things about magic the continued to impress Kyani to know end. Like the fact that her entire Tumi matched luggage set was able to fit in the satchel across her shoulder without it weighing any more than the actual leather itself. Part of her wondered if the magically extended bag wou...

Kyani had ever even thought about potions becoming vapor. But... why not? Almost all liquid could turn into solids and... gas. Why couldn't you treat potions as any other liquid? It was brilliant. And the plush pillow in her hands was one of the most thoughtful things she had ever been given. Gabe h...

The combination of the warm air from the duffel, the protective cushioning, and the gentle sway of Cana's stride had practically lulled Kyani to sleep on the walk from the castle to Hogsmeade. Still only being a first year, it was technically against school rules for her to leave the grounds. But wh...